Four universities, colleges set to implement free college law
STUDENTS and out-of-school youths in Pangasinan now have more reasons to continue their studies in the coming academic year.
Three universities and one college will implement soon the free college education law.
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, one of the principal sponsors of the free college law, said students and out-of-school youths who wish to study in the coming school year may enroll at Pangasinan State University (PSU), University of Eastern Pangasinan, Urdaneta City University and Binalonan Community College.
Angara said under Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, the government subsidy, with an initial funding of ₱40 billion, will cover the tuition, miscellaneous and other school fees of students enrolled in 112 state universities and colleges (SUCs), 78 local universities and colleges (LUCs) and all technical-vocational education and training (TVET) center accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
“Kung dati ang pangarap ng bawat lower-income families ay magkaroon ng kahit isang graduate na siyang tutulong mag-ahon sa pamilya sa kahirapan, ngayon lahat na ng ating mga anak ay may pagkakataon nang makapagtapos sa kolehiyo,” said Angara on Friday when he visited Pangasinan to grace the Bangus Festival here.
Angara noted that a lot of students drop out of college because they do not have the means to pay for tuition and other fees for all four years.
“Making college tuition and all other fees free will eliminate this reason for not graduating,” Angara added.
Based on the 2016 survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), 3.8 million Filipinos are out-of-school children or youths. More than three million or 87 percent of the above mentioned data are 16-24 years old, eight percent are 12 to 15 years old and five percent are 6-11 years old. At least 53 percent of out-of-school children or youths belong to the country’s poorest families. (PIA/ EMBS)
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